The One

4

So, after a few more dance crews, it was my turn to dance.

My song was Uptown Funk.

The beat provided me with enough adrenaline to dance. I even did some flips. So, after all that stuff was over with, I went to find Winston.

"Winston!"I said once I found him.

"I saw Sarah, and she was so beautiful" He said dreamily.

"Dude, snap out of it" I said shaking him.

This was crazy as heck. I don't get it, but I somehow or someway found a way to fall for Sarah, too.

I miss her whenever I don't see her. I even got jealous when I found out she liked this guy from a movie.

I know its kind of unfair. Okay, VERY unfair to my best friend Winston.

I mean, he liked Sarah first. But I didn't mean to fall for Sarah.

I heard that he serenaded her in front of the whole school. People around the school ship #WinRah.

My deep train of thought was completely demolished when the announcer spoke once again.

"Everyone, we will now announce the standing of the contestants in the Inter-School Dance offs!"

"Starting up, in 6th place, is the Cyborg Halapeños!"

People cheered and the leader went up to get their reward. He took a picture with it and they all went away.

"Next up, in 5th place, The Highschool Hummingbirds!"

People cheered again for this boyband of dancers. They went upstage and took a picture with their award.

"In fourth place, the LeSamPle crew!"

They went up on stage, took a picture and went away.

"Now we announce the top three. The top three are going to advance to another round in this competition, where they will face each other for the representation of our state in the inter- state dance offs!"

"The top three are the Ice Cold Crew, Jared Doylce, and Jimmy Max!"

People cheered and some booed. Some threw popcorn. I would never understand why they booed.

"We are sending them to Hollywood tonight. They would get free auto hotels for a week. And one more week to practice for the contest. Then, they would face off in the 2nd round of the inter-school dance offs!"

Wow. I never actually thought of this as a really big deal.

I get to go to Hollywood. I could bring my MusicMax mask and buy a studio, courtesy of my dad of course.

"They can now go home to collect their things, and a bus will pick them up by seven" The announcer said and left.

I checked my watch and it said four thirty.

So I had about two and a half more hours to celebrate.

I went to find Winston AGAIN and saw him talking to Sarah. They were laughing like old friends and I felt something bubble inside of me.

Jealousy.

I've never felt this before.

I just walked away and ignored it. I got in my car and observed that everybody was filing out of the place as well.

I turned on the ignition and drove away. I turned on the music and found this Filipino singer's song playing.

I think his name was Darren Espanto. And his song was called Stuck.

Once I reached my house, I parked my car in the garage and was surpirsed to see my mom and dad there.

"We heard you were going to Hollywood" my mom said.

"Yeah, apparently, I was part of the top three for this dance contest" I replied.

"You better be careful there. I don't wanna lose the heir to the Maxima chain" my dad joked.

"Yeah, sure" I said, "Uhm, I have to go pack now"

"Sure, make sure you bring everything you need"

I took that as my cue to leave and hurried on up to my room to pack.

After I finished packing, I turned on the television and checked the time.

It was already six forty-five.

I put my guitar in its case, and I was all set.

I watched TV for fifteen minutes then went out of the house. I checked and waited for five more minutes, and, finally, the bus was there.

I climbed aboard, and there was this driver. Then, I opened the door behind him, and I saw a huge dining room. There were three more doors leading to what I presumed were more rooms.

The first door led to a bedroom, the second one to a bathroom, and the third one was a kitchen. There was a small living room, and a huge television.

I entered the bedroom and jumped onto the bed. Hollywood was a pretty long way from where I lived. I started thinking.

Thinking about how weird it was that I was jealous of Winston and Sarah. Thinking about how awesome it was to make the top three. And thinking about how familiar Sarah looked.

Thinking about how I felt like I knew her. Until I fell asleep and had a weird dream.

I had meaty hands. And I was small. Smaller than most things surrounding me.

I started to walk around the unfamiliar room and saw a pretty girl. I went out to talk to her, but she skipped away. I tried running after her into a garden.

I looked everywhere in the place. There was a huge gathering for our religous community, for all the families. I was about six.

After a long time of searching, I couldn't find her.

Depressed, I continued my search. And then when I got there, I saw the girl.

This time, I went approached her and started a conversation. We became good friends after that.

She said her name was Amora.

She left and we kept in touch through this phone app till we were thirteen, then she disappeared.

Poof.

Gone like a bubble.

My life's events went past me like a blur. I was stirring awake.

Then I saw Amora grow into a young teen girl, then into Sarah Amorr.

Then I woke up.